Washing machine cylinder



Aug. 29, 1933. H s -m 1,924,521

WASHING MACHINE CYLINDER Filed March 24, 1932 In the operation of washing machines, during cylinder or basket 10. The impact of the "1101-1 60 door where it meets the sill or ledge of the provided with the .present improvements. The 65 f der or basket, 'and leakage and an unsanitary 32, a indicated at 38, to deflect inwardly water 75 a I Patented-Au 29, 1933 I 'I; 1,924,52"1' s Q WQ'MA IN C IND R? I Frank H. Smith,Summit,.N.;,I.,,assignor to Eleva e: tor Supplies Company, Incorporated, Hoboken,

. N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application arch 24, 1932. Serial No. 600,859 2 Claims. '(Cl. (is-+13 This invention relates to the cylinders or shells provided with a portion 32 projecting inwardly of washing machines, and particularly to-the into cylinder 20 and acting as a deflector for door-closures thereof, and provides 'improvewashing solution entrained by and driven upments therein. i wardly. against the ledge by the rotating the time the rotary cylinder or basket is turnlow ribs 14' on the entrained washing solution ing, especially when turning upwardly with reas the ribs pass the sill is probably an imporspect to the door, the washing solution is entant factor in causing leakage between the lower trained by thecylinderand forced against the edge of the door and the sill in machines not p n n in h h ll and often causes a spillag ledge 80 is preferably counter-sunk below the I or leakage between the bottom of the doorand portion 32, as indicated at 34 to receive the upthe d ausing a w tn ss and unsanitary per edge portion 36 of the shell 20, the ledge condition where'the workers stand in loading and edge portion being fastened together by 15 and unloading the machine. rivets or the like, as shown. I The present invention provides adoorarrange- Th ledge 30 is also provided with a shoulder meet whereby the forcing o he washing solu 37 on which the'bottom of the door 22 may rest, tion between the ledgeand the bottom of the and is preferably sloped downwardlykfrom" the I JClOSed deer, by t e ac o o t rotating y shoulder 36 to the tip of the projectingportion condition in front of the machine prevented. running d n the inner side of the door 22 The invention further provides a simple, durable from ab e; Behind-the lower edge of the door and effective means for its p p 22 in its closed position there is arranged a, An embodiment of the invention is illustrated flange 40, w h y b and preferably. I n the accompanying drawing, wherein! formed as an upward projection from the ledge I Figure 1 is a Cross-Section through a Washing 30,'and which laps the lower rear edge of the machine in the vicinity of the door; and r door 22 and which provides a head behindythe I Fi 2 is a perspective v w of a ledge in lower edge of thedoor above which the washing P Of the invention solution mustrisebefore it canescape and leak.

Referring to a d drawing, numeral d This flange or portion 40 together with the. de- Hates the rotary clyindel basket, ua y fleeting projection 32 forms an effective stop with a perforated cylindrical wall 12, and having against washing solution driven toward v the inwardly extending hollow ribs 14 which act to meeting surfaces of the lower edge of, the door a 7 pound and tumble W S he dot-and-dash I 22 and the shoulder 37 of the ledge, being ex- J I line l5 indicates the approximate solution-level 'pelied from the machine. I I

therein. Numeral 20 designates the shell or Numeral 44designates a loading shelf custom cylinder, which contains the washing solution, arily used in washing machines; 1pivotally and in which the cylinder or basket 10 is ro-" mounted inbrackets l6. I Y I. I I tatably moun in e usua eO any des red Washing solution entrainediby the cylinder I manner. Numeral 22 designates a'door adapted or "b k t; 10 as heretof r d' ib d is 95. to close the opening 24through which the wash flected inwardly awayfro'm the sill 30 and conis put into and removed from the cylinder or strained from flowingbeyond .said projection basket 10. A handle 23 'may be provided by 32; and thewashing solution driven under the I .which to grasp the door in moving it. The door impace of thehollow ribs114 is likewise de- 4522 is preferably a sliding door, being retained flected and'constrained by said inwardly prol andguided in its sliding movement by strips 25 jecting portion 32; andjas heretofore stated, forming grooved ways 26 at the sides of the door. the head afforded by the flange 40 at the rear] A slot 28, closed by a cover 29, maybe provided of 'the'doorj 22 in its closed position in conjuncin door 22 for looking into themachine while tion with the portion 32 efiectively overcomes .I I I the door is closed. the forces tending to expell .washing'solutionf Numeral 30 designates a ledge running along from the machine. J L the edge of the shell 20 at the'bott'om of the The invention may have other forms within opening 24, and against which the lower edge. the scope of the claims than that herein specifi- I of the door is adapted to rest in closedposition, cally illustratedand described. I and constituting a. sill therefor. The ledge 30 is i What is claimed is: I I

1. A washing machine comprising a rotary basket and a cylinder enveloping the same adapted to contain a washing solution, said cylinder having an opening in its arcuate pordeflect inwardly streams of solution entrained:

by the rotation of the basket.

2. A washing machine comprising a rotary basket and a cylinder enveloping the same adapted to contain a washing solution, said cylyou inder havingan opening in its arcuate portion above the solution level, a sliding door adapted to close said opening, and a ledge along the bottom of said opening havinga sill on which the bottom of said door rests in closed position and a fixed projection in the cylinder adjacent the bottom of said opening, of less length than the distance between the cylinder and basket,

having an inclined surface todeflect inwardly streams of solution entrained by the rotation of the basket, and a flange on the ledge extending upwardly from the bottomof said opening and engaging the outside ofthe lower part position.

of said door in its closed 7 I FRANK H, SMITH. 

